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soooo surreal!

Good restriction for me is being able to eat about 1/4 of what I would eat pre band and not being "hungry" for another 4-5 hours. Jennifer

wow.that's encouraging..thanks

Ok i know this may sound crazy, but since i know my band is tight in the morning i dont try to eat. Some times i can eat 2 pieces of bacon and i can always do a protein shake or slim fast if i'm being lazy. but later in the evening i can never tell if i will be able to eat. or what i will be able to eat. i dont need an unfill cuz it changes on a daily basis and i can eat. if i'm going out with friends i find myself literally praying LORD PLEASE LET ME BE ABLE TO EAT! lol am i the only one who prays they will be able to eat..LOL ijs!

when i had my first fill i didnt get any restriction. but everyone is soooo different. you will find that even when you dont get a fill what you can eat may change from day to day since so many things effect the band like weather, your cycle and stress. so i feel like everyday it's a new adventure. lol you will learn as you go what foods are a definete no no. at one point i couldnt eat rice, but now i can... i could eat bread, then i couldnt..now i can. so as you see it changes....lol best wishes.

i pray that God's peace would begin to surrond and engulf you as you are on your journey. it's natural to have some fear, for you are human. i had to same fears,and i think mine were magnified since i work in the health care field and see a lot of things. but i want to encourage you to try and let those feelings go, you want to go into surgery with a clear heart and mind because once you are banded you will find out that stress definelty effects your band. my prayers are with you my sista as you start your journey to a new and healthier you. jennifer

At 3 weeks out I had just started soft foods and saw the scale creeping up...I freaked out..once I spoke with my dietician she let me know that it was normal to gain wait during this period..but I kept my gym routine in high gear...I believe that's what saved me..just my 2 cents

Praying for a successful surgery and speedy recovery...best wishes on your journey. Jennifer

Thanks..I'm hoping I make it ans soon..all is we'll with my band..thank God.

ok so i went in to te get a small unfill on monday. i feel sooo much better. my doctor is very pleased with my progress so far..that was nice to hear cuz at one point he said "we need to get this moving.". i'm so glad he listens when i tell him what i feel i need. it was sooooo crazy after the unfill as soon as i got to the car my stomach was growling. WTH! i havent heard that noise in months. it was so weird. so far right now i think mentally i still think i cant eat and might get stuck, but i have tried like a salmon burger(just the burger) and it went down fine. i am happy that right now my appetite is staying at bay adn i'm wondering if after an unfill is there swelling since he takes the fluid out and puts it back in to make sure it's all still there. i made sure i had no slippage as that was my biggest fear. so now i'm trucking back along and i'm hoping that once TOM leaves I will be in onederland. KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED. jennifer

I love the fact that my surgeon listens to me...yes he has been doing this for years and actually trains other surgeon..but I know what i'm feeling in my body..i'm so glad my surgeon doesn't have a set schedule for fills but let's u have some say so in it...now getting an appointment isnt easy but he does listen.

Your story sounds like mine...I was doing fine..got sick and my band tightened..I like u waited thinkn it would loosen up but 3 weeks later and it was getting worse..went in for a slight unfill on Monday and I feel sooo much better...I too am deathly afraid of gaining since i'm so close to goal..i'm praying that I can stay on track and really workmy band right...best wishes to all

It's so easy to become obsessed...I would do it everyday and when it fluctated in the wrong direction I would be devestated..I now know that it's not healthy to do that and try to do it once a week on Monday mornings..now do I slip up and jump on more than that sometimes..of course..but not nearly as much as I used to..I finally realized that I had a goal size in mind and not a weight..so I go by my clothes instead...that's kinda hard to obsess over...lol

I was self pay so I didn't have to do the psych eval..my question is for those that did..was it a one time deal or do u check in with the psychologist once and a while...the further I go on my journey the more I realize how "mental" this whole weight loss thing is...was in the store today looking for size 12's and when I picked up 18's and 20's my old sizes and looked soooo big to me..then looked at the 12's and still have a hard time believing I can fit them until I actually put them on....just thinking how helpful it would be to have a professional to speak to about this whole mental thing. Any thoughts?

Thanks everyone for your support and responses.

Amazing you go girl

Thanks everyone for your replies..I'm not having a nervous breakdown.lol..I was just thinking it would be helpful to talk with a professional..but my surgery site does have a support group but I've never went.maybe I'll try it..thanks again everyone.:-)

Wow great idea:-) thanks for sharing

so glad your not allergic, praying the lungs issues resolve soon jennifer

great job girl! it will amaze you how your desires for certain things will change! keep up the good work.

i know the feeling you're talking about. i have it if i'm too tight..i also here gurgling if i'm too tight. my advice is to chew.chew chew. i cant trust myself to take small bites, so force myself to cut my food in small bits.

i wish i was that smart and not have ended up in the red zone. which i'm in for the second time..but actually not my fault. first time fill was too much..this time after i got sick it tighten up. i used to think i want my band really tight so i cant eat. WRONG! I am miserable. wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy. i think you are smart to take it slow cuz being too tight is some garbage! lol

i used to think i would want my band really tight too, until it happened. ended up getting 2 emergency unfills..had good restriction for about 2.5 months, got sick and band tightened back up. now i'm going in monday for a small unfill.

one thing my band has taught me is that i needed to learn the difference between head hunger and physical hunger. i also figured out how much i ate just to be eating...ummmm yeah had to find another way to pass the time..lol